Ancient Egyptian priestess’s remains found in father’s tomb
Remains from Middle Kingdom era, along with coffins and funerary objects, were found at the bottom of a hidden shaft south of Cairo.
Archaeologists working in Egypt have discovered the burial of a priestess named Idy, who lived 4,000 years ago during the country’s Middle Kingdom era.
The Art Newspaper
November 26, 2024
© Photographs by Susen Döbel; © Jochem Kahl, The Asyut Project
Her remains, beautifully painted coffins, and funerary objects were found at the bottom of a hidden shaft in the tomb of her father, Djefai-Hapi I, a regional governor of Asyut, 320km south of Cairo.
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